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3. Return of ballot by 3rd person. A 3rd person shall,
unless good cause is shown, return an absentee ballot to the
clerk's office within 2 business days of the date that ballot was
provided to the 3rd person or by the close of the polls on
election day, whichever is earlier. The clerk shall inform the
3rd person of the deadline for the return of the ballot.

 
4. Duplicate application. The clerk may issue a 2nd state
absentee ballot to an applicant if the applicant requests one by
an acceptable method outlined in this subchapter and:

 
A. The applicant states good cause, including, but not
limited to, loss of, spoiling of or damage to the first
absentee ballot; or

 
B. An absentee ballot for the applicant that was furnished
to a designated 3rd person was not returned to the clerk's
office within the time limit provided in subsection 3. If a
ballot for an applicant is not returned to the clerk within
that time limit 2 business days of the date that ballot was
provided or by the close of the polls on election day,
whichever is earlier, the clerk shall mail or hand deliver a
ballot to that applicant and may not issue another ballot to
the applicant except for good cause as provided in this
subsection. This paragraph does not affect the deadline for
delivery of absentee ballots under section 755.

 
The clerk may also issue a 2nd state absentee ballot to a voter
from whom the clerk has received a return envelope apparently
containing a state absentee ballot when the State has provided
the clerk with replacement ballots to reflect the removal of a
candidate's name or the addition of a new candidate's name or the
correction of an error. When a 2nd state absentee ballot is
issued to a voter under this section, the clerk must write the
words "second ballot issued" on the return envelope.

 
5. Alternate method of balloting by residents of certain
licensed facilities. The municipal clerk shall designate one or
more times during the 30-day period prior to an election during
which the municipal clerk shall be present in each licensed
nursing home subject to the provisions of Title 22, chapter 405;
licensed residential care facility subject to the provisions of
Title 22, chapter 1664; and assisted housing program subject to
the provisions of Title 22, chapter 1664, in the municipality for
the purpose of conducting absentee voting by residents of these
facilities. The licensed residential care facilities referred to
in this subsection are those that are licensed as Level II
facilities. The clerk shall designate which areas in these
facilities constitute the voting place, the voting booth and the
guardrail enclosure. Sections 681 and 682 apply to voting in
these facilities within the areas designated by the clerk.


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